Inaugural party for Gov elect Finney in Topeka
Editorial skewers the plan for Kansas governor elect Joan Finney to host a January inaugural at the Expocentre. Tickets required by December 15, with a fund raising dinner the night prior. The writer questions the event’s purpose and budgetary impulse while noting security and attendance details.
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Aldwin
Joan Finney
Finney
Kansas Expocentre
Topeka
George Bush
Saddam Hussein
Jim Hitch
Welcome back Bob Wellington as Herald book reviewer
The Herald introduces Bob Wellington as the new book reviewer replacing Mildred Watts. The letter from readers playfully signals their expectations, naming current titles and authors they want covered, including Tom Clancy, Tony Hillerman, Piers Brendon, Rodale titles, Winds of War, and Winston Churchill. They joke about aging, reader duties, and urge timely reviews of Not Tonight Dear and other works.
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The
Herald
Bob Wellington
Mildred Watts
Pe Wellington
Bob
Dottie
Mildred
Wellington
Tom Clancy
the Kremlin
Bob Ludilum
Tony Hillerman
Piers Brendon
Rodale Press
Herman Wouk
Ostmeyer
Winston Churchill
John Wayne
Doubleday
Anthony Pietropinto
Jacqueline Limenauer
Churchill
Guest Opinion: NCCC Spats Fuel Public Scrutiny
The Chanute Tribune notes Neosho County’s Franklin County outreach center and Ottawa enrollment growth amid faculty tensions over communications, credential reviews, and pay raises. The paper welcomes possible mill levy relief if taxes drop for residents after a 30 percent hike in 1988-89.
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Eohso
County Community College
NCCC
Franklin County
Ottawa
Chanute
Neosho County
fTom Bell
The
Chanute Tribune
Plains Folk Remembering German POW Labor on Kansas Farms
The article recalls World War II German prisoners of war housed in Plains states camps, their labor for farmers, and growing local ties. It highlights camps near Concordia, Salina, Peabody, and other Kansas towns, and notes conversations in German, daily tasks like threshing kaffir corn, and the human side of interment. Christina Claasen recalls the moment prisoners were called to dinner in German.
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Erwin Rommel
Afrika Korps
American Plains
Plains States
Africa
Europe
European
United States
Plains
Kansas
Concordia
Salina
Peabody
Hays
Council Grove
Hutchinson
E Dorado
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Ottawa Herald
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Plains Folk
Ernest Claasen
Eyestone
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Isern
Emporia State University
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